Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-07

she and her husband were visiting. HIS
friends tried to persuade him to ny or 10
conceal himself, but he insisted on
prompt surrender, and autographed to
washington to that effect Mrs. Gay
accompanied him. Later with MIR. Clay,
JEFFERSON Davis and his wife ana
bab she made what must have been
terrible trip to those two women, the
Journey to Fortress Monroe, where they
parted with their husbands-as theS
feared forever. Afterwards, with all the
energy and perseverance of a brave ana
clever woman, she set to work to lloerate
her husband, with whom for eight months
she had no intercourse even by letter
President johnson she besieged, bringing
also to bear upon him the influence OF
such men as Gen. Grant, Horace Greeley,
Thad Stevens and Henry Wilson, OF Mas
eschusetts. 1t is improbable that any
President this country has had has ever
been taken to task as President Johnson
was by Mrs. Clay. She prophesled ms
Impeachment. She told him which OF his
supposed friends were his enemies, ana
exposed intTigues and cabals that we're
being carried on and existed against him,
and half in fear of her and to make oil ner
Q friend, he granted her husbands re-
lease, bot not until she had told MIN sue
would never leave the W mite House WIN
out it, and every one who knew her could
not doubt her determination. After the
war Mrs. Clay found herself pennlless.
She borrowed 81, 900 of Mr.. Corcoran, the
Washington philanthropist, and set
about redeeming her plantation In Ala
bama. Her house, which was one OF toe
finest In the South. had been razed 10 the
ground, the marble bust OF her dead oaOy
had been kicked all over the garden, and
4 IA l.. w. he
zion of some Ohio women BY dlnt OF aer
own tireless energy Mrs. Clay has again
q fine estate with over 100 tenants upon 1t.
n THE DRESSES OF THE SEASON.
Y The dresses worn at the various recep-
tions during the winter have been more
elegant than the average OF past years.
Every woman here seems 10 have had an
Aensiye wardrobe at her back. Among
the young women in society, however,
one class OF dresses seems to have been
entirely overloOked-suitable costumes
for afternoon receptions were very rare.
All had an abundance Of street dresses
on dress parade on their walks
and drives. There was also an
abundance Of magnificent ball
dresses. These answered their purposes
very well, but the young women in ques-
ton, being without costumes OF the semi
full dress style, were left no alternative
when assisting at afternoon receptions
than to appear in their ball dresses. In
the bright glare OF the afternoon sun, and
in broad daylight their arms and shout
ders did not appear as advsntageously as
they do by gaslight. Most OF the after
noon callers appeared in wraps, bonnets
and overcoats, and the bare arms and
bare shoulders Of the young women
looked decidedly chilly in contrast, not
to say out OF place. Female loneliness
owes more to gaslight than pen can tell.
JAPs FLEECED.
Bill Nye has given the heather Chinee
a bad reputation for ways that are dark
and tricks that are vain. Bill fails to say
anything about the Chinaman's cousin,
the Jap. He also overlooked large con-
tingent OF Yankees, who possess all the
characteristics of the pigtails described.
Several of the younger members OF the
Japanese legation here have just learned
OF this omission to their sorrow. A year
or two ago man claiming to represent
four or five newspapers OF
more or less ~. obscurity
suddenly appeared in Washington
and began to go the rounds. He had dis
finguished air and appearance, and very
affable manners, which made friends of
nearly every body with whom he became
acquainted. He was generous to fault,
and remarkably fond OF a good game of
draw poker with the young men he met
about town, but never played with profess
sionais. Stakes often ran high among
these young amateur gamblers, and the
whilom correspondent played as high as
any one with whom he came in
contact. He played in wonderful
luck, his losses invariably being
confined to small pots and his winnings
t0Sarge ones. No one suspected for a
moment that there was anything wrong
about his playing, and he was such q
good fellow that his companions as a rule
6fook delight in, instead of begrudging, his
good fortune. One OF bis favorite playing
grounds was in room at the Japanese
legation used exclusively by the young
bloods attached to the embassy. His
winnings here were so uninterrupted and
so large that the host of the party eventu-
ally became suspicious, and determined to
secretly watch the lucky gamester. Last
Saturday the game was in progress, and las
usual, che correspondent won all the large
pots and lost very few OF the smaller ones.
The host observed that he Invariably won
the largest pots with aces. When il came
the hosts turn to deal he looked over the
pack of cards. He did not lind n single
ace, for the simple and very good reason
that none were there. Then the CORES
pondent began to show some signs of ex-
element. So did the remainder of the
party: oono,u.ivo,v Drov,0o tho, b..
had distracted the aces the party resolved
itself into a committee OF the whole. The
correspondent was called"a blackleg, ""a
scoundrel," "a skin gambler" and then
conducted to the front door, from which
he was kicked into the street.